Bill Proud
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Roland Barton 'Bill' Proud (29 September 1919 - 27 October 1961) was an English
cricketer
. Proud was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace
.
Proud was educated at Winchester College
, where he represented the college cricket team. Later, Proud was educated at Oxford University.
Proud made his first-class
debut for Hampshire
against Derbyshire
in the 1938 County Championship
, playing three first-class matches for the county during the season.
In 1939 Proud made his debut for Oxford University
against Yorkshire
. Proud represented the University in ten first-class matches in 1939, with his final first-class match for the University coming against Cambridge University
. In his ten first-class matches for the University, Proud scored 488 runs at a batting average
of 25.68, with four half centuries and a high score of 87. During his freshman year, Proud was awarded his Oxford Blue.
Proud continued to represent Hampshire during the 1939 County Championship, playing his final match for the county against Nottinghamshire
. In Proud's seven first-class matches for Hampshire, he scored 183 runs at a batting average of 16.63 and a high score of 38*
. With the start of the Second World War, County Cricket
was suspended until the 1946 season.
After the war Proud joined his native Durham
in the Minor Counties Championship, making his debut against Northumberland
. In 1947 Proud was made Durham captain
, a position he held until his retirement from cricket in 1955. Proud represented Durham 63 times, with his final appearance for the county coming against the Yorkshire Second XI.
Additionally, during this period Proud represented a Minor Counties team against the touring West Indians in a single first-class match in 1950. This was Proud's final first-class match. In his first-class career, Proud scored 681 runs at a batting average of 21.28, with four half centuries and a high score of 87.
Proud died at Bishop Auckland
, County Durham
on October 27, 1961.
English people
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cricketer
Cricketer
A cricketer is a person who plays the sport of cricket. Official and long-established cricket publications prefer the traditional word "cricketer" over the rarely used term "cricket player"....
. Proud was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace
Seam bowling
Seam bowling is a phrase used for a bowling technique in cricket whereby the ball is deliberately bowled on to its seam, to cause a random deviation. Practitioners are known as seam bowlers or seamers....
.
Proud was educated at Winchester College
Winchester College
Winchester College is an independent school for boys in the British public school tradition, situated in Winchester, Hampshire, the former capital of England. It has existed in its present location for over 600 years and claims the longest unbroken history of any school in England...
, where he represented the college cricket team. Later, Proud was educated at Oxford University.
Proud made his first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
debut for Hampshire
Hampshire County Cricket Club
Hampshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Hampshire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1863 as a successor to the Hampshire county cricket teams and has played at the Antelope Ground from then until 1885, before moving to the County Ground where it...
against Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...
in the 1938 County Championship
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
, playing three first-class matches for the county during the season.
In 1939 Proud made his debut for Oxford University
Oxford University Cricket Club
Oxford University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team, representing the University of Oxford. It plays its home games at the University Parks in Oxford, England...
against Yorkshire
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....
. Proud represented the University in ten first-class matches in 1939, with his final first-class match for the University coming against Cambridge University
Cambridge University Cricket Club
Cambridge University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team. It now plays all but one of its first-class cricket matches as part of the Cambridge University Centre of Cricketing Excellence , which includes Anglia Ruskin University...
. In his ten first-class matches for the University, Proud scored 488 runs at a batting average
Batting average
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of 25.68, with four half centuries and a high score of 87. During his freshman year, Proud was awarded his Oxford Blue.
Proud continued to represent Hampshire during the 1939 County Championship, playing his final match for the county against Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Nottinghamshire, and the current county champions. Its limited overs team is called the Nottinghamshire Outlaws...
. In Proud's seven first-class matches for Hampshire, he scored 183 runs at a batting average of 16.63 and a high score of 38*
Not out
In cricket, a batsman will be not out if he comes out to bat in an innings and has not been dismissed by the end of the innings. One may similarly describe a batsman as not out while the innings is still in progress...
. With the start of the Second World War, County Cricket
County cricket
County cricket is the highest level of domestic cricket in England and Wales. For the 2010 season, see 2010 English cricket season.-First-class counties:...
was suspended until the 1946 season.
After the war Proud joined his native Durham
Durham County Cricket Club
Durham County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Durham. Its limited overs team is called the Durham Dynamos. Their kit colours are blue with yellow trim and the shirt sponsor was...
in the Minor Counties Championship, making his debut against Northumberland
Northumberland County Cricket Club
Northumberland County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Northumberland and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
. In 1947 Proud was made Durham captain
Captain (cricket)
The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player...
, a position he held until his retirement from cricket in 1955. Proud represented Durham 63 times, with his final appearance for the county coming against the Yorkshire Second XI.
Additionally, during this period Proud represented a Minor Counties team against the touring West Indians in a single first-class match in 1950. This was Proud's final first-class match. In his first-class career, Proud scored 681 runs at a batting average of 21.28, with four half centuries and a high score of 87.
Proud died at Bishop Auckland
Bishop Auckland
Bishop Auckland is a market town and civil parish in County Durham in north east England. It is located about northwest of Darlington and southwest of Durham at the confluence of the River Wear with its tributary the River Gaunless...
, County Durham
County Durham
County Durham is a ceremonial county and unitary district in north east England. The county town is Durham. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is the town of Darlington...
on October 27, 1961.
Family
Proud's father Ernest Proud also represented Durham and like his son, captained the county.External links
- Bill Proud at CricinfoCricinfoESPNcricinfo is believed to be the largest cricket-related website on the World Wide Web. Content includes news,articles, live scorecards,live text commentary and a comprehensive and searchable database called 'StatsGuru', of historical matches and players from the 18th century to the present...
- Bill Proud at CricketArchiveCricketArchiveCricketArchive is a website that aims to provide a comprehensive archive of records relating to the sport of cricket. It claims to be the most comprehensive cricket database on the internet, including scorecards for all matches of first-class cricket , List A cricket , Women's Test cricket and...
- Matches and detailed statistics for Bill Proud